Clover man gets 10 years prison after child tests positive for meth

A Clover man arrested in late 2013 when a toddler tested positive for methamphetamine after drug agents uncovered a a meth lab was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty.

David Lee Ray Jr., 30, pleaded guilty to three counts of illegal exposure of children to drug manufacturing materials and chemicals, and a single count of manufacturing meth, said Leslie Robinson, 16th Circuit assistant solicitor.

Three children, ages 3, 2, and 9 months, were removed from the home on Deep Hollow Court in December 2013 when the drugs were found. Social services officials took custody of the children afterward.

This story was originally published May 21, 2015 at 2:30 PM with the headline "Clover man gets 10 years prison after child tests positive for meth."